More and more crude oil is making its way through Wisconsin by rail. This has led to discussions over safety issues, and at least one legal challenge to proposed rail expansion. Also, after a recent oil train derailment just outside of Wisconsin in Galena, Illinois, two Wisconsin politicians are calling...

Hillary Clinton performed some damage control Tuesday afternoon, holding a press conference to address her use of a personal email account while serving as Secretary of State. But it’s a different controversy that may prove to be more damaging towards her possible presidential ambitions, says a staff writer at The...

A group of La Crosse area residents is bringing a legal challenge the state’s Department of Natural Resources in hopes that the agency will conduct a more thorough analysis of a controversial rail expansion through the city’s marsh. The group is hoping a judge will compel the DNR to conduct...

President Barack Obama released a statement on Monday criticizing Wisconsin's new law that bans mandatory union dues in the private sector. Gov. Scott Walker had signed off on the right-to-work bill earlier that day, proclaiming that the law is yet another policy that will entice businesses to operate in Wisconsin...

A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that U.S. Judge Rudolph Randa was wrong to declare that a Catholic cemetery trust fund could be kept off-limits to clergy abuse victims seeking restitution in the Milwaukee Archdiocese bankruptcy case.

The uncle of a Tony Robinson, a black man who was shot and killed by Madison police on Friday, says the family doesn't support the anti-police slogans being chanted by protestors since his nephew's death.

With the passage of conservative legislation, like Right To Work legislation, and other recent laws relating to concealed carry, abortion and Act 10, we consider the question: Is Wisconsin making a lasting turn toward conservatism?

Per state law, Wisconsin schools can’t start until the beginning of September….but a new bill would create an exemption to allow districts with 20% of students taking AP courses to bump up or push back their own start dates. The author of the legislation makes the case for the change.

There's a new organization in Wisconsin dedicated to managing wildlife and protecting its habitat, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders from around the state. The Wisconsin Institute for Wildlife is based at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources, with a mission of advancing the sustainable management...

First responders are trying to get more good samaritans in Dane County to help when someone experiences cardiac arrest in public places. The effort involves a smartphone app that alerts users when someone nearby needs CPR or chest compressions.

Hundreds of young people took to the streets of Madison and marched to the state Capitol Monday to protest the death of 19-year-old Tony Robinson, killed in an officer-involved shooting Friday evening.

Gov. Scott Walker is commenting on the weekend slaying of a 19-year-old man in Madison by a police officer. Through his spokeswoman, Laurel Patrick, Walker said his "thoughts and prayers are with all those involved." Walker, a likely presidential candidate, noted that "an overwhelming majority of police officers follow procedures...